second grade

Are you looking for a fun Spelling Activity for kids? This seek and spell bead bag is a huge hit with the kids, and it works as reading practice as well. Spelling is one of those repetitive tasks that children have to do over and over again to reach mastery. It can get old, FAST! […] Read more…

Math is one of those things that requires a lot of repetition, and today I am sharing a new, cool math activity for kids. The best way I’ve found to take the monotony out of math, is to use a variety of activities. It keeps it new, interesting, and fun. Math activities don’t have to be […] Read more…

It’s time to showcase the February Writing Prompts set. Writing prompts are definitely a customer favorite in our store, and it is so fun to be able to share them with you. I often have my 10 and 12-year-old brainstorming with me to come up with our favorite writing ideas. This month the writing prompts […] Read more…

Candy hearts are filling the store shelves, and it is time for a Valentine’s Day math activity for kids. This activity is all all about adding and comparing numbers. It’s colorful, interactive, and fun, and the kids will love it. For this activity we are turning candy hearts into greater than or less than symbols. […] Read more…

*This post may contain affiliate links. See disclosures for more details. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite times of the year. I love how life seems to slow down a little, after the high energy of Halloween, but before the hustle and bustle of Christmas begins. As the days get shorter and the air gets […] Read more…

The November writing prompts are here, and they are a lot of fun. November is such a great month to enjoy those last few weeks of fall and start settling in for winter. It’s a month that always makes me feel like snuggling up in a blanket in front of the fire with one of […] Read more…

We love Halloween! There are SO many fun activities to do with kids. I mean you really can’t go wrong when all your choices included candy, costumes, and creepy creatures. We wanted to share one of our favorites with you today, our Geometric Jack-O-Lantern Math Activity with a snack! These tasty treats are super simple and […] Read more…

STEAM activities are a big deal around our house, and the kids loved this Popsicle Stick Geometry activity that happened this week. It is a great way to practice math by making geometric shapes, and the colorful popsicle sticks added a fantastic artistic element as the kids designed their pieces. The engineering was a bit […] Read more…

We love math fun around here, and today we are sharing our Shoe Tracing Measurement Activity with you. Measurement is such a fun concept that we are introduced to as toddlers as bigger and smaller or taller and shorter. Then as kids move into first and second grade, they begin to use rulers to measure […] Read more…